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I just wanted to give my review of Tactacam Reveal. I love them! I cannot say I've ever killed a deer by patterning them from a camera, nor have I killed one from my couch. Point is, cameras are there for inventory, and at best, the catalyst to get you in your stand. In other words, you still have to be on stand, and you still need to make a good shot, when it presents itself. I just wanted to let those who have decent cellular coverage know, that you'll probably never use the old cameras again if you make the switch. I personally have the camera take a 5 round burst, which sends me the 2nd photo taken. The rest of the photos are stored to the chip. You can take videos, but those are also stored on your chip. I've reviewed some of the chips, and you certainly see far more, when you look at all the pictures. I was worried about cellular coverage, because I'm US Cellular with my cellphone plan, and the camera I bought is Verizon or AT&T. All said, I have great coverage, which you're able to check from your app. This also includes battery power as well as signal strength. At 110 bucks, you just cannot go wrong. An unlimited photo plan costs 13 bucks a month, additional cameras cost just 5 bucks more. Pretty cheap in comparison to what you can spend in gas, and what intrusion will cause you while you check cameras. So far, I've had the cameras in since July, and batteries are still 100%.

I figure this kind of information beats the popups at the bottom of the page, because this is an endorsement that I don't get a penny from, unlike Pat does lol. So if you were ever curious, please take the plunge. Nothing like waking up in the morning, or getting a notification that you have a new photo on one of your cameras. At $110 a piece, there is no decision to make in my opinion. Have questions? bring it. While I type this, I got a picture.

I do have to mention, that I just smoked up 100 pounds of some Boone and Crockett summer sausage though! The judge is me, because you'll likely not enjoy the spice I added.....or the wood I used....or the smoker I used.....or something else lol. Meanwhile you've relied upon some store bought piece of shit brand of sausage as your litmus test lol. I kill deer for the chase, and the meat it provides. The bone is just icing on the cake I promise. Also, the deer I killed this year, I never seen him before. A friend and neighbor who has over 100 pictures of him (all cellular) has been hunting him for 4 years. He came by to see it, and was genuinely happy that I got him. We talked on the topic. I asked him if he has ever killed a deer by using his camera? His answer was short but sweet. No, I used my bow, arrow, and broadhead. I think he's a very clever person.

Be safe, and good luck to you all.

"There's a far greater chance connecting on a deer when you put boots to the ground, binoculars to your eyes, and your ass in the stand."

Just like the dreaded xbow.....the DNR wants deer dead by any means necessary. Pretty soon we are going to have Bouncing Bettys or landmines to hunt deer.

I'm having a difficult time understanding dbl lung? Is he talking about trigger speed or cell cam setting?

I may purchase a few after reading this thread.

Thanks guys

You are correct, and for those that say it doesn’t help them while in the field are liars

You can’t convince me if a cell pic text is received from a known spot while hunting that direction does not get your immediate attention.

Not fair chase, might as well hunt a fenced game farm.

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I have several 10 oz. jugs of 209 that I could share one or two but you come off as such a Richard that I just don’t care to help. To many people now days don’t understand that for every action there’s a reaction. Positive or negative that’s up to how you carry yourself.

I’m good for this year, got one dialed in I think I can use the Hoyt on.

Have enough for my Iowa muzzy hunt in January, just hope they catch up for next year.

GJG, I hope it's not true. I've not used the new cameras yet, but friends have, and I haven't been told anything negative as of yet? I just hope it's simply bad press.

Thanks to both of you for the feedback.

Except for my plumber who has tagged a buck walking thru his backyard right outside his living room twice in the last 5 years! I dare not utter the weapon he uses, though.

Pete, I agree it is no easy task to ninja up on a deer. I certainly have tried. I did get within 50 yards of a doe this year before being busted, though, was pretty cool. Granted I was scouting and didn't have my bow. They seem to know when I have a weapon... I will say though, that if you know a deers bedding or feeding area and the trail they use to get between them, you could put a cell cam on the trail and then set up where you think they are likely going.

For example, I patterned a doe this year that would walk from a swamp edge about a mile to a roadside patch of green roughly twice a week using a heavily worn trail. If I had a cell cam at the start of that trail, I could speed over to the roadside patch and tag them. In reality I couldn't, because it's an hour drive away, but you get my point!

I would also agree on the fun aspect of cameras. I honestly have almost as much fun pulling cards as I do hunting. I check cameras once every couple weeks and coming home with a pocket full of SD cards feels like a kid at christmas. Love seeing the occasional monster buck on camera. It really shows that I'm not being careful enough with my entry/exit, because I never see those big boys on the stand.

I literally live across the street from the farm I hunt. Well to be honest, I rarely would consider hunting right across the street, but likely 5 minutes from my stand. Let's see, picture of old mossy horns comes in. Shower, dress, pack your bag, drive over, walk in, dress in the stand etc. Perhaps 30 minutes if you're real good? How far can you walk in 30 minutes? How far can a deer walk in that same time? In other words, I'm probably the closest to that awesome opportunity, and quite frankly, it's almost impossible to take advantage of that real time photo. Could hunters be putting a camera on a trail that leads to a stand they are in? Well sure, but what advantage does that really give you? Have your bow ready, because old "split G2" is coming! Well first off, that's pretty gay, and if you're hunting, and not ready to kill an animal, I'd work on that skill long before buying a cell cam to make you a better hunter lol. The people who cry about the lack of fair chase of cellular cameras, use an advantage or ten that someone else will whine about. I'm not too invested in how dinkweed does his hunting. Why? Because this dinkweed is doing his own, his way, and if I ever thought my way of hunting aligned with everyone else, than I'm a bigger idiot than the grandest idiot that exists, and we all know what a dipshit he is lol!

Granted the deer here never seem to follow "the trail", "the trail" is usually a nighttime route. Early season I was set up on an old small trailthrpigj really, really thick swamp cover. The trail is artificially raised up so it's out of the swamp. Was set up on a small shooting lanes in the thisk swamp patiently waiting, when all of a sudden the buck I was after snuck up behind me, not on the trail I assumed he would use. It was pretty neat, actually, I was on the ground in a hastily constructed blind and he got to within about 3 feet to the left of me and then got suspicious. By far the closest I've physically been to a deer that hadn't been shot or arrowed. A doe came up behind me and snorted, and they were out of there.

Arrowed him two weeks later in a nearby hardwood patch. I had actually been busted that buck/doe pair a few times and they never relocated. Goes to show the difference between young and mature deer.

Most of our Mule Deer hunting when I lived out west was spent glassing for hog mules. Finding one & planning the stalk . 2 of my best Mule Deer were 4 hour stalks.

I stalked white tail Doe about 50 years ago & touched its tail . Sent the info into a Club called " To touch a Deer " somewhere in the northeast. Got my certificate somewhere .

I need to learn to be more sneaky and not such a clutz.

How much distance did you cover in those 4 hour stalks?

Pete, I agree with you. If you can get a pic from a cell cam, know that deer is going to stick around or where he's going and get out there and shoot him then you are pretty lucky. I don't see that happening all that much. Just because you see it on facebook a few times a year doesn't make it a huge issue. Hell, I see all these monster deer on facebook and it makes you think you are the only one on earth who didn't tag out yet! Please guys............. Tell me I'm not the only one!!!!!